Aceh expedition (1606) | |||||||
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Part of Acehnese-Portuguese conflicts | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Portuguese Empire | Sultanate of Aceh | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Martim Afonso de Castro |
Iskandar Muda Keumalahayati † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
3,000 men 15 or 16 full-rigged ships 2 Carracks 1 Caravel 4 Galleys 23 Fustas and Galliots | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
200 or 300 killed | 2 cannons captured |
The Aceh Expedition was a military expedition launched by the Portuguese against the Acehnese to force them to build a Portuguese fortress near Aceh. However, the expedition ended in failure.
Keumalahayati was killed in combat while defending at Teuluk Krueng Raya from the Portuguese fleet.